Depression, ADHD, hypertension, and asthma.

yes, i know, i was searching and typing, read my post above this one.......

 

ok, YOU KNOW how they affect you...........

but the trucking companies DO NOT KNOW..........and will they take a chance on you, is the BIG question to be answered..........

you're going to need doctor's letters, but in the end, the trucking company DOCTOR will have the final say.

do you ant to risk spending money for schooling, and still not be able to get a job.......??? you'll still have that student loan to pay off.

just sayin'

 

391.41(b)(9)
A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person:
Has no mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with the driver's ability to drive a commercial motor vehicle safely.
Emotional or adjustment problems contribute directly to an individual's level of memory, reasoning, attention, and judgment. These problems often underlie physical disorders. A variety of functional disorders can cause drowsiness, dizziness, confusion, weakness, or paralysis that may lead to incoordination, inattention, loss of functional control and susceptibility to crashes while driving. Physical fatigue, headache, impaired coordination, recurring physical ailments, and chronic "nagging" pain may be present to such a degree that certification for commercial driving is inadvisable. Somatic and psychosomatic complaints should be thoroughly examined when determining an individual's overall fitness to drive. Disorders of a periodically incapacitating nature, even in the early stages of development, may warrant disqualification.
Many bus and truck drivers have documented that "nervous trouble" related to neurotic, personality, emotional or adjustment problems is responsible for a significant fraction of their preventable crashes. The degree to which an individual is able to appreciate, evaluate and adequately respond to environmental strain and emotional stress is critical when assessing an individual's mental alertness and flexibility to cope with the stresses of commercial motor vehicle driving.
When examining the driver, it should be kept in mind that individuals who live under chronic emotional upsets may have deeply ingrained maladaptive or erratic behavior patterns. Excessively antagonistic, instinctive, impulsive, openly aggressive, paranoid or severely depressed behavior greatly interfere with the driver's ability to drive safely. Those individuals who are highly susceptible to frequent states of emotional instability (schizophrenia, affective psychoses, paranoia, anxiety or depressive neurosis) may warrant disqualification.
Careful consideration should be given to the side effects and interactions of medications in the overall qualification determination. See Psychiatric Conference Report for specific recommendations on the use of these medications and potential hazards for driving.
See Conference on Psychiatric Disorders and Commercial Drivers at: http://www.fmcsa.dot/rulesregs/medreports.htm

 

that is totally idiotic and assbackwards -----i would rather be with a person who is taking there meds than one who is not

 

i am not sure those drugs would show up in drug test----i dont know for sure--i take paxil and never had a problem with it

 

If you have so many emotional problems in regular life you will have a very difficult time being a trucker... I'm trying to be honest here. It's a stressful job... you have a child to take care of. I have personally known several new drivers who failed miserably on the job... all of those guys had problems with depression and the pressures of having a family st home while they were thousands of miles from home.

I'd reconsider your decision to get in this business...